St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian church in downtown Kingston, Canada

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church is a limestone structure located at the intersection of Princess and Clergy Streets, featuring a central hip roof with a square lantern tower crowning its top. A tall turreted bell tower rises prominently from the building, creating a distinctive vertical accent to the downtown streetscape.

St. Andrew's opened for service in 1822, and its present Princess and Clergy Streets building was erected in the 1830s by United Empire Loyalists and Scottish immigrants as Kingston's first stone church. In 1839 a motion passed at St. Andrew's led to the founding of Queen's College, seconded by congregation member John Macdonald, later Sir John A. Macdonald. The second minister, Reverend John Machar, served as the college's unpaid president for seven years. A furnace fire on 8 April 1888 left only the stone walls, which were blown up to make way for the 1889 rebuilding.

The Special Meals program, started in January 1987, runs every Sunday and serves food to those in need, staffed by volunteers from the congregation. Summer guided tours, launched with a federal grant in 2009, drew 1,732 visitors in 2010 and 1,908 in 2012. The church's name recalls the Scottish Presbyterian heritage of its founders.

The building welcomes visitors during worship services and special events held throughout the year, with entry generally available when gatherings take place. Planning your visit around these occasions ensures you can experience the interior and learn more from the community directly.

The south stained-glass window was paid for by the women's home association and shows the Greeks asking Andrew and Philip to meet Jesus, from John 12:20-26. A window honoring the Royal Military College bears the motto 'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'; its companion commemorates Royal Canadian Horse Artillery members who fell in the 1914-18 war.